The Voice: Season 4′s 25 Best Performances!

Doesn’t it seem like just yesterday that The Voice kicked off Season 4 with the addition of Shakira and Usher, the absence of Xtina and Cee Lo and a new crop of contenders angling for Cassadee Pope’s place on the Iron Throne Swivel-Chair Throne?

And yet, here we are on finale night, waiting to READ MORE & VIEW PHOTOS

Emmys 2013: The Reality-Competition Series Race in Review, Including Our Dream Nominees

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Considering that upstart docureality series like Duck Dynasty and Here Comes Honey Boo Boo are dominating ratings and pop culture, reality-competition series have largely been overshadowed. NBC’s buzzy singing contest The Voice last year injected some fresh blood into the Emmy reality-competition field, which had mostly been filled by the same shows for the past decade. In fact, CBS’ The Amazing Race has snagged the Emmy …READ MORE & VIEW GALLERY

Emmys 2013: The Supporting Drama Actress Race in Review, Including Our 6 Dream Nominees

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Since Downton Abbey’s Maggie Smith took home this award not only last year but the one before (though then, the show was competing in the miniseries/movie category), does it really matter who gets nominated? We already know who’s going to win. But, if there was going to be an upset READ MORE & VIEW GALLERY

Emmys 2013: The Supporting Drama Actor Race in Review, Including Our 6 Dream Nominees

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Ironically, death may breathe some new life into this category! With two of last year’s nominees — Breaking Bad‘s Giancarlo Esposito (RIP, Gus) and Mad Men‘s Jared Harris (RIP, Lane) — no longer eligible, a coupla slots have opened up for new contenders. (Or one, if Esposito pulls off a long-shot nod for Revolution.) Maybe this is exactly the confluence of events that Southland’s Michael Cudlitz needs …READ MORE & VIEW GALLERY

Emmys 2013: The Lead Drama Actress Race in Review, Including Our 6 Dream Nominees

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If ever a category was primed for a shake-up, it was this one. There are so many potential first-time nominees — from Scandal’s Kerry Washington to House of Cards’ Kelly Capwell… er, Robin Wright — that the question is less who will win than who will manage to win a nod. READ MORE & VIEW GALLERY

Emmys 2013: The Lead Drama Actor Race in Review, Including Our 6 Dream Nominees

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Once upon a time, Breaking Bad powerhouse Bryan Cranston was considered a lock for the winners circle. But, after Homeland’s Damian Lewis kept him from taking home his fourth Emmy last year, nothing is certain — especially with newcomers as formidable as Kevin Spacey and Matthew Rhys now in the race. READ MORE & VIEW GALLERY

Emmys 2013: The Drama Series Race in Review, Including Our 6 Dream Nominees

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The shows that have won the best drama Emmy for the past five years, AMC’s Mad Men and Showtime’s Homeland, both have been going through up-and-down seasons recently. That is not expected to affect the awards juggernauts’ nomination chances, but it does open the door to an upset come September from likely contenders Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones or Downton Abbey. READ MORE & VIEW GALLERY

Emmys 2013: The Supporting Comedy Actress Race in Review, Including Our 6 Dream Nominees

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With two of last year’s nominees (Saturday Night Live’s Kristen Wiig and Desperate Housewives’ late Kathryn Joosten) out of the running, and a third (Nurse Jackie’s Merritt Wever) looking less like a long shot than a no shot, the field is wide open. Even if The Big Bang Theory’s Mayim Bialik, and Modern Family’s Sofia Vergara and Julie Bowen (2012’s winner), are again nominated, that still leaves three slots open — or two if Emmy raises another glass to Arrested Development’s intoxicating Jessica Walter. READ MORE & VIEW GALLERY

Emmys 2013: The Supporting Comedy Actor Race in Review, Including Our 6 Dream Nominees

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For the past three years, the men of ABC’s Modern Family dominated this category — and there’s every reason to believe Ed O’Neill, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ty Burrell and Eric Stonestreet will hear their respective names announced come nominations day on July 18. That leaves two open slots and a myriad of options, including past nominees Max Greenfield and Bill Hader, and the long-overdue Simon Helberg. READ MORE & VIEW GALLERY